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22 medals, 140 characters: Twitter reactions to Michael Phelps' final Olympic ... Washington Post LONDON — Michael Phelps' swimming career ended Saturday night in predictable fashion — a gold medal, the 18th of his Olympic career and 22nd medal overall. Here's a selection of reaction from the Twitter world in the minutes that followed after Phelps ... See all stories on this topic »

Twitter Solution to Olympics Ticketing Crisis Wall Street Journal He later extended the service to a Twitter account he set up, @2012TicketAlert, which soon attracted 7500 followers. But it was blocked by Ticketmaster on Thursday. Ticketmaster said it didn't target Mr. Naisbitt specifically, but indicated the shutdown was part ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

On Twitter, NBC Failed. In Prime Time, It Won. (Washn) NOLA.com The nation's oldest TV network — and the tubes through which we're watching the Olympics — has endured harsh criticism on Twitter for its tape-delayed, late-night coverage of the Summer Games. The hashtag #NBCFail has been connected to thousands, ... See all stories on this topic »

No new Twitter laws, please — we've got trolls under control, say police ZDNet Police leaders have rebuffed calls for new laws to deal with Twitter trolling, after the arrest of a teenager for abusing British Olympic diver Tom Daley. In general, police are happy using existing powers, according to Stuart Hyde, chief constable of Cumbria and ... See all stories on this topic » ZDNet

Take a look back at Saturday's Olympic action as it happened USA TODAY (blog) Thanks for joining USA TODAY's real-time coverage of of the Olympic Games, featuring on-the-scene analysis from USA TODAY reporters, the best from Twitter and beyond, photos from the scene and more. (Spoiler alert? Um, yup!) Serena Williams holds up ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY (blog)

Twitter handle mix-up lands Jersey user over 4000 Saudi tweeps Arab News JEDDAH: A Twitter handle mix-up has caused a New Jersey man to gain over 4000 followers from Saudi Arabia in the past 24 hours. The handle of the Jersey resident, St. Chris, goes by the same name as that of a known Saudi telecommunication company ... See all stories on this topic » Arab News

Has Twitter made book reviewers too nice? Washington Post (blog) "If you spend time in the literary Twitter — or blogospheres — you'll be positively besieged by amiability, by a relentless enthusiasm that might have you believing that all new books are wonderful and that every writer is every other writer's biggest fan. See all stories on this topic »

We don't need new laws for Twitter trolls, say police chiefs The Guardian The body representing Britain's chief police officers has rejected calls for new laws to govern how the police deal with the abuse of Twitter, saying that problems may eventually be resolved by the microblogging website itself. The intervention by the ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Gabby Douglas's hair sets off Twitter debate, but some ask: 'What's the fuss?' Washington Post Black women's hair was already a hot topic on blogs and talk shows before Gabby Douglas vaulted onto the world stage at the London Olympics. Then the rhetoric really started to sizzle, like a straightening comb on the back of your neck. After some viewers ... See all stories on this topic »

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